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LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises Unilever (NYSE: UL) investors that a class action has been filed on behalf of investors. Unilever investors that lost money on their investment are encouraged to contact Lesley Portnoy, Esq.
Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy, by phone 844-767-8529 or email: lesley@portnoylaw.com, to discuss their legal rights, or click here to join the case via www.portnoylaw.com. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a complimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing claims to recover their losses.
According to the complaint, in 2000, Ben & Jerry's sold the company to Unilever for $326 million. In July 2020, Ben & Jerry's independent board passed a resolution to end sales of Ben & Jerry's products in areas that the Ben & Jerry's Board considers to be Palestinian territories illegally occupied by Israel. However, Ben & Jerry's CEO did not "operationalize" the resolution immediately.
On July 19, 2021, Unilever "operationalized" the Ben & Jerry's Board's resolution to boycott Israel. On that day, Ben & Jerry's announced that, upon the expiration of the current licensing agreement by which its products had been distributed in Israel for decades, it would end sales of its ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory" but purportedly continue to sell its products in Israel. However, in a separate response reported by NBC News, the Ben & Jerry's Board disputed that Ben & Jerry's would remain in Israel and that Unilever had any authority to make such a promise.
The class action alleges that, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and misleading statements and failed to disclose that in July 2020, Ben & Jerry’s board passed a resolution to end sales of its ice cream in “Occupied Palestinian Territory” as well as the risks attendant to the board’s decision. Additionally, Unilever’s description of its legal risks was materially false and misleading because Unilever acknowledged that complying with all applicable laws and regulations was important but omitted discussing Ben & Jerry’s boycott decision, which risked adverse governmental actions for violations of laws, executive orders, or resolutions aimed at discouraging boycotts, divestment, and sanctions of Israel adopted by 35 U.S. states (“Anti-BDS Legislation”).
In response to the boycott, Texas and Florida announced it was examining Ben & Jerry's action in connection with the states' Anti-BDS Legislation, with Florida's CFO stating in a letter to Ben & Jerry's CEO that refusal to do business in Israel will result in Ben & Jerry's being placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel list and that Florida would then be prohibited from investing in Ben & Jerry's or Unilever. On this news, the price of Unilever ADRs closed down over 5%.
Ultimately, the states of New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Colorado, and Arizona announced decisions to divest their pension fund investments in Unilever due to violations of their Anti-BDS Legislation.
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